Student Affairs Committee

Committee Members

Role Name Term
Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly (Chair) Dr. Bruna Garcia 2024-2027
Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly (Vice-Chair) Dr. Jennie Ferrer-Romero 2024-2025
Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly Dr. Indaia Leibovitch 2024-2027
Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly Dr. Sumita Sam 2024-2026
Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly Dr. Jaana Gold 2023-2026
Dental student elected by Class of 2025 Sarah David 2024-2025
Dental student elected by Class of 2026 Branda Rayo 2024-2025
Dental student elected by Class of 2027 Nabeeha Nazrul 2024-2025
Dental student elected by Class of 2028 Polina Sabitova 2024-2025
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Involvement (Ex officio) Dr. Patty Probert
Office of Student Affairs and Involvement Bailey Chariker

Committee Composition

The committee consists of four student members, one from each class, the Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Involvement, five full-time faculty members elected by the Faculty Assembly. The committee elects the Chair and Vice Chair from the five faculty members elected by the Faculty Assembly.

Standing Committee Charge

This committee serves as a general forum to promote scholarship, motivation, professionalism, and extracurricular activities among the students and between the students and the faculty.

Annual Student Affairs Committee Charge

Individual Faculty Member Responsibilities

The Student Affairs Committee meets approximately 4 times per year for 1 to 1½ hours. Additionally, some project work is done outside of meetings.

Time commitment: Minimum of 1½ hours per quarter for meetings plus additional time for project-based work.

Schedule of Meetings

The Student Affairs Committee meets from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

2025-2026

date room agenda minutes
TBD TBD n/a n/a
July 8, 2025 TBD View n/a

2024-2025

Date Room Agenda minutes
April 1, 2025 Zoom View View
December 20, 2024 Zoom View View

2023-2024

Date Room Agenda Minutes
May 21, 2024 Zoom View View
December 4, 2023 Zoom View View

2022-2023

Date Room Agenda Minutes
June 12, 2023 Zoom View View
May 23, 2023 Zoom View View
February 6, 2023 Zoom View View
November 14, 2022 Zoom View View

2021-2022

Date Room Agenda Minutes
April 21, 2022 Zoom View View
March 30, 2022 Cancelled Not Available Not Available
December 8, 2021 Zoom View View
September 2, 2021 Zoom View View

2020-2021

Date Room Agenda Minutes
June 10, 2021 Zoom View View
March 16, 2021 Zoom View View
January 25, 2021 Zoom View View
November 18, 2020 Zoom View View
October 15, 2020 Zoom View View

2019-2020

Date Room Agenda Minutes
June 26, 2020 Zoom View View
February 18, 2020 Cancelled Not Available Not Available
November 22, 2019 D4-16 View View
October 29, 2019 D4-16 View View

To request information prior to 2019-2020 please contact the Dean’s Office.